{"id":692049,"date":"2026-01-20T21:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/692049\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:06:16","slug":"alabamas-2-2025-first-round-draft-picks-make-the-nfl-all-rookie-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/692049\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama\u2019s 2 2025 first-round draft picks make the NFL All-Rookie team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Alabama<\/a> players started their NFL careers as first-round draft picks on April 24, and both have ended their first seasons on the Pro Football Writers of America\u2019s All-Rookie team<\/a> for the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

Tyler Booker<\/a> of the Dallas Cowboys joined the Seattle Seahawks\u2019 Grey Zabel as the All-Rookie guards, and Jihaad Campbell<\/a> of the Philadelphia Eagles joined the Baltimore Ravens\u2019 Teddye Buchanan and the Cleveland Browns\u2019 Carson Schwesinger as the All-Rookie linebackers.<\/p>\n

Schwesinger won the PFWA NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan won the PFWA NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award as well as the PFWA NFL Rookie of the Year Award for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

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Dallas used the 12th selection in the NFL Draft to add Booker, and he went right into the Cowboys\u2019 lineup at right guard. Booker missed the fourth, fifth and sixth games of the season because of an ankle injury. Except for those games, Booker played every offensive snap for Dallas in 2025.<\/p>\n

Booker is the first Alabama alumnus selected at the guard position since the PFWA All-Rookie selections began in 1974. He\u2019s the first offensive lineman from the Crimson Tide to make All-Rookie since tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. of the Cleveland Browns in 2020.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia traded up to draft Campbell with the 31st pick even though the Eagles had their starting linebackers in place in Zack Baun and Nakobe Dean. But while Dean was sidelined recovering from a torn patellar tendon suffered in Philadelphia\u2019s playoff march to Super Bowl LIX last season, Campbell started the first eight games of 2025. The rookie returned to the starting lineup in the final two games of the regular season.<\/p>\n

Campbell had 80 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery while playing 710 defensive snaps.<\/p>\n

Campbell is the first linebacker from Alabama to earn All-Rookie recognition since Rueben Foster with the San Francisco 49ers in 2017. <\/p>\n

The Pro Football Writers of America\u2019s All-Rookie team for the 2025 season included:<\/p>\n

Offense<\/p>\n

Quarterback: Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n

Running backs: TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots; Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas Raiders<\/p>\n

Wide receivers: Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n

Tight end: Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n

Center: Jonah Monheim, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n

Guards: Tyler Booker, Dallas Cowboys; Grey Zabel, Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n

Tackles: Kelvin Banks Jr., New Orleans Saints; Armand Membou, New York Jets<\/p>\n

Defense <\/p>\n

Linemen: Abdul Carter, New York Giants; Mason Graham, Cleveland Browns; James Pearce Jr., Atlanta Falcons; Deone Walker, Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n

Linebackers: Teddye Buchanan, Baltimore Ravens; Jihaad Campbell, Philadelphia Eagles; Carson Schwesinger, Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n

Cornerbacks: Will Johnson, Arizona Cardinals; Jacob Parrish, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/p>\n

Safeties: Nick Emmanwori, Seattle Seahawks; Xavier Watts, Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n

Special Teams<\/p>\n

Kicker: Andy Borregales, New England Patriots<\/p>\n

Punter: Jeremy Crawshaw, Denver Broncos<\/p>\n

Kick returner: Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans<\/p>\n

Punt returner: Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans<\/p>\n

Special teamer: Carson Bruener, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n

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